said to have snubbed the british for not attending a meeting that involved david cameron as well as angela merkel the french president said that he did not get an invitation but it was said that he has been called repeatedly and simply did not answer his phone call this is just part of the drama unfolding on the sidelines david cameron being the loudest voice on the count calling for more belt tightening he wants more budget cuts to the e.u. is a seven year plan whereas francois log is demanding that spending continues and the excessive costs not be placed in terms of where the budget stands they now have a draft proposal in terms of the a bond that they have to negotiate but having a general amount is just the first step they have to figure out how to divide this amount and that is also a point of contention with different countries trying to protect different industries of course in their own national interest and again if they even come up with a deal today there's another step the european parliament to they have to sign off of this and the president of the parliament market is not ver